EMU regents approve 63 faculty promotions, grant tenure to 39

by Ward Mullens, Published June 15, 2010

YPSILANTI - The Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents granted promotions for 63 faculty members and tenure for 39 at its regular meeting June 15.

Probationary faculty under consideration for tenure are evaluated by standards provided in the Eastern Michigan University/Eastern Michigan University – American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Master Agreement. An interim evaluation reviews the applicant’s instructional effectiveness and service. A full evaluation also reviews those two performance areas and the applicant’s scholarly and/or creative activity. A series of favorable probationary evaluations and a favorable, final full evaluation leads to a recommendation for tenure.

Faculty who have served at least the requisite years in rank — instructor (two years), assistant professor (four or five years) and associate professor (five years) — and who apply for promotion are evaluated by standards provided by the EMU-AAUP Master Agreement and individual evaluation documents that have been established for each academic department. Evaluations and standards address three areas of review: instructional effectiveness, scholarly and/or creative activity and service. A favorable promotion review results in a recommendation for promotion.